No, because in all times the elites don’t have to fight, while the plebs must die for [insert abstract concept].

100% against.

People don’t belong to the government, and shouldn’t be forced into doing any sort of job, especially one where they could be killed or traumatized for life.

If the people think their country is worth fighting for and a threat is legitimate, they should choose to defend it if the system is working properly.

I live in a country with mandatory conscription.

If the time served is reasonable and the army is organized enough to actually train you and take advantage of your skills, yes i’m all for it.

If not, it just an excuse for permanent stuff to boss around people and make them do meaningless work to look busy.

Conscription is not good or needed, the modern military is equipped with a wide array of technology and the best training available, it takes year(s) to fully train a soldier. There was a time when you could hand a consript a gun and point him in a the right direction and you had an army, in a modern conflict that lack of training is lethal.

Also in an all volunteer force it’s hard enough to manage groups who volunteered to be in the military, I can’t imagine controlling people who were forced to be there.